Welcome Blockchain Mechanic.
My vote is to maintain the orginal block chain.
My vote is to NOT swap the NovaExchange coins ( the true original block chain).
My suggestion is to get the Yobit chain reconnected (the fork) via finding whatever node they are on.
Then there are 2 TALK chains.
wHICH is the TALK chain?
I would suggest Yobit becomes the unmaintained fork, since they offer no communication to update their version, then Yobit-TALK coins can be traded.
And then if NovaExchange is in agreement to update their version, it becomes the IMPROVED version of TALK.
For the swap I would suggest something else.
INVOLVE OTHER pos CHAINS
Example you spin up a new blockchain, premine a million or so, then you [via TALK community] offer a shares to those who can prove they HODL x amount @snapshot date (via signatures).
We can offer this new brand to dozens of small but old and still active proof-of-stake chains HODLrs.
hi, thanks for responding !
Both the nova and the yobit are "original", it's just that a fork happened and was allowed to perpetuate unresolved. Unfortunately unlike a highway/expressway we cannot "reconnect" them now because they now have differing data ie #blocks #transactions and balances meaning that they are now essentially different chains on their own. They have different data which no doubt conflicts, and trust me having two competing chains is a coin killer. One has to be chosen and the decision has to be firm. Having multiple chains of TALK out there that will be associated with this project is dangerous and confusing. It would lead users to think both are supported and some may even try to transfer coins from one to the other resulting in losses financially and loss of confidence and trust in the team/maintainers of this project. If we pick the one Nova is on then the Yobit one become unsupported or vice versa. At the moment if anyone re-syncs the wallet they could end up connected to either depending on which node they connect to. The moment the re-sync their wallet if they had been on the nova chain and sync the yobit, they will see different balances, and the reverse applies. This is a crucial point as everything changes past the divergence point.
The reason a swap is carried out in the manner I proposed ie mapping of balances from one chain to the other is that it simplifies the redemption process for existing TALK holders. They just pop in the wallet.dat from the old chain and right then from the first block on the new chain their coins will be available to them. This kind of simplicity also ensures exchanges do not complain or resist swaps as they have to do very little work to get on the new chain.
Do you mind my asking :- are your coins on yobit ? You see this is a very delicate situation in which users whose coins are on an exchange whose chain is abandoned stand to lose them.
However let me stress that when a decision is reached, communication is essential, yobit may opt to also join (if their support ever responds) the new chain, and time is very important. Users are given a specific date and time when the snapshot is taken, then balances are added into code that is already prepared and the new chain rolled out within two hours of the snapshot. This lowers the down time for users and does not create an unnecessary burden for service providers. It would also be the idea time to contact as many exchanges as possible to get them to list the coin, and with BTC and alts on the rise, the timing couldn't be better.
Please consider my thoughts and respond. Let's keep the ideas coming and the conversation alive. The longer nothing is done to resolve this issue, the less committed the community looks and that makes exchanges unwilling to cooperate.
Since poloniex had it listed , them may re-list if we prove competent.
